Well appointed guest house with excellent decor. Comfortable bed and good size en suite. Very pleasant and accommodating staff. Good choice of breakfast menu. Good choice of drinks on bedroom tray

Eileen,
United Kingdom

The bedroom was lovely. Four poster bed and so comfortable. Brekfast lovely. The dinner smelt good that night but we were off to a concert to couldn't book for that evening.

Brenda,
United Kingdom

The staff were friendly, the room was comfortable, breakfast was good. Great for female solo travellers

Christine,
United Kingdom

Good location and very welcoming atmosphere Great breakfast Thanks

Linda,
United Kingdom

Staff were extremely helpful and friendly.

Margaret,
Canada

Staff were very friendly and helpful. Good hearty breakfast and good choice available.

Beverly,
United Kingdom

The staff were very friendly and helpful

Martin,
United Kingdom

In Dorchester, The Casterbridge offers comfortable accommodations a 20-minute drive from Weymouth coast. Hardy’s Cottage, where Thomas Hardy was born, is less than 3 miles from the building.

Rooms in the traditional Georgian building are spacious and airy, with TVs and tea and coffee-making facilities. There is free Wi-Fi available in public areas, and free private parking is available nearby.

Breakfast can be eaten in the dining room or the charming sun room. Full English breakfast is available, and there are vegetarian options. A buffet, fresh fruits, yogurt, and oatmeal are also served.

Just off highway A35, The Casterbridge is less than a mile from the center of Dorchester. Dorchester West Train Station is a 10-minute walk from the building.

Hotel Rooms: 14
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Newest Reviews for The Casterbridge

Anonymous

United Kingdom

10

Exceptional

February 25, 2015

We had a wonderful stay at the Casterbridge. We stayed there on our wedding night and the staff were fantastic leaving lovely chocolates for us. The breakfast was fantastic. Thank you for a wonderful stay.

Mervyn

Anonymous

United Kingdom

6.3

Pleasant

January 25, 2015

Owner friendly and directed us to where we could park our car.
Loved the meal cooked by Mat Follas in the evening

Sadly the room (room 7) was not up to scratch. The owner advised us on arrival that the heating was not working in the bathroom so he had put a fan heater in there. In addition the toilet would not flush until my husband mended it and the loo roll holder was not fixed to the wall properly. The final straw was the shower - or rather the lack of it !! I was not expecting a power shower but I also was not expecting the dripping tap effect which was all the water that this shower produced !!

Sarah

Richard

United Kingdom

9.2

Wonderful

December 16, 2014

This is a good B&B destination. The staff are very helpful and friendly, the room was comfortable, and the hostelry is within walking distance of most places of interest in Dorchester. Parking is restricted, but we were lucky to get a space on all 3 days. Other parking may involve a bit of a walk. Breakfast first rate.

Beverly

United Kingdom

8.8

Excellent

November 2, 2014

Staff were very friendly and helpful. Good hearty breakfast and good choice available.

Road a bit noisy but slept ok. There are rooms away from the road and I would book one of those if you are used to no traffic noise. Parking availability limited to 3 spaces on a first come first served basis.

Martin

United Kingdom

5.4

Fair

October 25, 2014

The staff were very friendly and helpful

The location is a grotty street surrounded by grotty buildings. The photo suggests a much nicer area, but the Casterbridge itself is very attractive, but you can't see what it is adjacent too.
In our room (9) it is not possible to open the window, so there is no ventilation at all. Parking overnight has to be be in a back street long stay car park 100 yards away.

Avril

United Kingdom

6.7

Pleasant

October 12, 2014

Public areas very comfortable and an excellent breakfast.

My room -number 2- was above the kitchen area - loud noise as if I was in the kitchen from 5 p.m through to 12.40 the following morning. Could not sleep for loud voices and pans banging etc.
On complaining the next morning I was told that only happened at weekend when they served dinner!
Also that any noise stopped at 11 p.m -Not so.
They are apparently going to convert that area of bedrooms into a flat which suggests to me they are all too aware of the problem. In the meantime, if booking, make sure you are not in the rear corridor of rooms.

Michael

Andrew

United Kingdom

9.6

Exceptional

September 18, 2014

The staff were extremely helpful and informative could not fault them particularly the young lady at breakfast unfortunately did not get her name but she was lovely. Would recommend to anybody and we will certainly visit again.

The only thing was the shower was not very powerful but this was a very minor point